Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ec39d51b722b3c8b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

14.4 KB Created: 2009-11-15 19:41:70 Authoring application: PDF Library 4.3.9 (via PDF Library 3.9.7)
MD5: cc63076b25a3c717c4cd855397cf8ae4 SHA-1: 15152503f303d65fb49f52c3645283f16342a20b SHA-256: ec39d51b722b3c8b66c7b47f9c7c87d1b8b53e699d657797b47141e162cc6b12
136 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell T1204.002 Malicious File

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. ClamAV detections (Win.Trojan.Agent-36166) on both the main file and an extracted artifact confirm its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for downloading and executing a second-stage payload, which is a common technique for this type of attack. The document body is unreadable, so the rationale is based on the technical findings.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
  • ClamAV detection on extracted artifact critical EXTRACTED_FILE_CLAMAV
    ClamAV flagged at least one file extracted from inside this sample. Even when the wrapping document carries no AV detection of its own, a hit on the carved artifact is a strong indicator the sample is a delivery vehicle.
  • JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0007_000.js
11607cb716628ecc0f79b323a091c35c8f14b27e4320a0ccef6886da76aded6b
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 7 at offset 0x1A5 74594 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: Win.Trojan.Agent-36166
Obfuscation or payload: unlikely